Kim Tae-seong (composer)

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Kim Tae-seong
Born (1979-08-04) August 4, 1979 (age 45)
South Korea
Occupation(s) Composer, music director
Years active2002–present
Website kimtaeseong-studio.com
Korean name
Hangul
김태성
Revised Romanization Gim Tae-seong
McCune–Reischauer Kim T'aesŏng

Kim Tae-seong (born August 4, 1979) [1] is a South Korean film and television composer. [2] His credits include the films Crossing (2008), War of the Arrows (2011), The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), Extreme Job (2019), Space Sweepers (2021), The Roundup (2022) and the television series Emergency Couple (2014), Squad 38 (2016), Bad Guys 2 (2017), The Guest (2018) and My Liberation Notes (2022). [3]

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Filmography

Short film

YearTitleNotes
2002It Was Raining (2002; short film)
2003The Girl With Red Shoes (2003; short film)
My Daddy (2003; short film)
2004Her Earring (2004; featurette)
A Grand Day Out (2004; featurette)
2005Goodbye (2005; featurette)
Waiting for Youngjae (2005; short film)
HD209458b (2005; featurette)
Slowly (2005; short film)
2006No Sympathy (2006; short film)
Monologue #1 (2006; short film)
Screw-driver (2006; short film)
Son's (2006; short film)
2007Enemy's Apple (2007; short film)
Their Familiar Date (2007; short film)
Lost (2007; short film)
Waiting (2007; short film)
Thank You (2007; short film)
2008Trend Of This Fall (2008; short film)
Hey, Tom (2008; short film)
I Hope To Be Cloud! (2008; short film)
The Great Player (2009; short film)
The Newly Coming Seasons (2009; short film)
2010Dart (2010; short film)
2015Hunting (2015; short film)

Feature film

Feature film credit [4]
YearTitleRole
MusicMusic Dept.Other
2004 Au Revoir, UFO YesYesNA
2005 The Red Shoes YesSound Dept.
Duelist Trailer
Bee Season
Haan
2006One Shining DayYesSound
A Millionaire's First Love
2008 A Tale of Legendary Libido
Crossing
The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan
Lovers
2009 More than Blue Piano
2010 Bedevilled
Eighteen
Cyrano Agency Orchestra Arranged
Come, Closer Composition arrangement
2011Officer of the YearSound Dept.
S.I.U. Sound Dept.
War of the Arrows
Perfect Game (2011)Sound Dept.
2012 As One
The Grand Heist
Ghost Sweepers Music by
Wonderful Radio Yes
The Tower YesMusic Compose
Cheer Up Mr. LeeYesThe ending guitar song
Composing the ending song
2013 The Flu Yes
Steel Cold Winter
Black Gospel
It's Time to Love
Han Gong-ju
2014 Innocent Thing
Apostle
Bad Sister
A Midsummer's Fantasia Yes
The Admiral: Roaring Currents Yes
2015Granny's Got Talent
Twenty
Office
The Priests
The Sound of a Flower
2016 Mood of the Day
Phantom Detective
The Hunt
Familyhood
My Annoying Brother
  • Music Director
  • Composed
  • Arranged
  • String Arranged
  • Programming
  • Mixed
2017 The King's Case Note
Fabricated City
Steel Rain
1987: When the Day Comes
Need for Speed: Edge (2017; video game)
2018Be-Bop-A-Lula
Golden Slumber
What a Man Wants
Sovereign Default
2019 Extreme Job
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Idol
2021 Space Sweepers
Miracle: Letters to the President
I Want to Know Your Parents
2022 The Roundup
2024 Exhuma

Television series

YearTitleNotes
2014 Emergency Couple
2016 Squad 38
2017 Bad Guys 2
2018 The Guest
2018–19 Sky Castle
2019 Watcher
Be Melodramatic
2020 Money Game
2021 L.U.C.A.: The Beginning
Law School
Nevertheless
Yumi's Cells
Inspector Koo
Happiness
2021–22 Snowdrop
2022 Juvenile Justice
My Liberation Notes
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
2023 Behind Your Touch
Arthdal Chronicles 2
Gyeongseong Creature S1-2
Vigilante Web series
Decoy
A Bloody Lucky Day
2024 Chicken Nugget
Hierarchy
Mr. Plankton

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
200828th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Music Crossing Won
16th Chunsa Film Art Awards Won
2010 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards Cyrano Agency Nominated
2011 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards War of the Arrows Nominated
2014 23rd Buil Film Awards The Admiral: Roaring Currents Nominated
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominated
51st Grand Bell Awards Nominated
2016 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards The Priests Nominated [5]
201814th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival JIMFF OST 1987: When the Day Comes Won [6]
27th Buil Film Awards Best MusicNominated [7]
55th Grand Bell Awards Nominated [8]
38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Won [9]
2021 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Miracle: Letters to the President Nominated [10]

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